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The game used for the tournament is a modified edition of the mobile game PUBG Mobile made specifically for the Asian Games. The battle royale feature of the game was removed, which meant players would not be able to shoot against each other.
[2] [3] Esports became a medal event in the 2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China in 2023 boosting the discipline's bid for recognition as a legitimate sport. [1] The event for the postponed games, featured seven titles. [4] Hearthstone was supposed to be the eight title but was scrapped due to license expiry issue. [5]
Esports at the 2022 Asian Games were held at Hangzhou Esports Center in Hangzhou, China from 24 September to 2 October 2023. [1] [2] [3]This was the first edition of the Asian Games that featured esports as a medal event, after debuting as a demonstration sport in 2018, and the second major multi-sport event to do so after the SEA Games since 2019.
Esports was introduced as one of the main medal events in the Southeast Asian Games during the 2019 edition held in the Philippines. [1] Since 2019, Esports has become one of the main events during the biennial event due to the level of competition between opposing teams and the selection of games during the main event. [2]
Filipinos would eventually become esports athletes and professional esports teams would be organized to compete in international competitions. [3] In 2017, the state agency Games and Amusements Board recognized esports as a legitimate sport. [4] [5] The Philippines would introduce esports as a medal event in the 2019 Southeast Asian Games which ...
The most relevant esports League in Mexico, the season 0 started on 2016 as a ranking cup. The pro tournaments began February 2017. The Master Cup has Halo and League of Legends as well as a Pro Cup which also includes FIFA, Pro Evolution Soccer, Street Fighter, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Overwatch. The prize pool for the first season ...
With its participation in the 2024 Esports World Cup, MSC 2024's prize pool featured a hefty-increase from $300,000 to $3 million. MSC 2024's prize pool is part of the $60 million cumulative prize pool which also includes the prize pool for the different esports titles, $7.6 million for qualifiers and $1.1 million for MVP awards. [ 7 ]
A qualification tournament called AESF Road to Asian Games 2022 was played in Macau, China from 15 to 22 June 2023. The results of this tournament were used to determine the seedings for the Games. [ 3 ]